Kaiser Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm II (27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the German head of state from 1888 until the end of WWI. He was the grandson of Queen Victoria and cousin of King George V.

WhenCaptain Edmund Blackadder questioned Captain Darling, under Suspicion of being a German spy, he asked Darling to name the German head of state. To which Captain Darling responded, "Kaiser Wilhelm, of course". The response caused Captain Blackadder to accuse him of being on first name basis with the kaiser.